Diao Chan is a beautiful woman in Luo Guanzhong's novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". She has an overwhelming posture, a beautiful face and a beautiful appearance. She is a peerless beauty in the Three Kingdoms period. But the name Diao Chan has not been found in the existing official history. What is going on?
allows us to enter the time machine, and time goes back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty more than 1800 years ago; due to the chaos of the ten permanent government, the general He Jin asked the Western Liang governor Dong Zhuo to enter the Jingqin king.
However, Dong Zhuo led his troops to Beimang. Although he solved the Shichang Attendant's chaos, he stayed in Luoyang City. He deposed Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, and established Liu Xie as the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He also proclaimed himself the prime minister, and from then on took the emperor to order the princes.
is also at this time, our hero "Diao Chan" appeared in this article. According to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Diao Chan was originally Situ Wang Yun's righteous daughter, who was accidentally taken by Lu Bu. Wang Yun set up a series of plans to separate the two of Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo through Lu Bu's love for Diao Chan. relationship.
After being killed by Lu Buzhu, Dong Zhuo wandered around with Diao Chan and Chen Gong. Later, he captured Liu Bei's Xuzhou City and was wiped out by Cao Cao.
We all know that Cao Cao has a hobby that is different from ordinary people in history, that is, he regards young girls as crippled flowers, and other wives as fair ladies. After Lu Bu died, Diao Chan fell into the hands of Cao Cao and finally hanged himself.
This is Diao Chan's first appearance, so does the description of Diao Chan in the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" fit that character archetype in official history?
According to official history, the Diao Chan in this paragraph of the novel is not one person in history, but two people.
Historical figure archetype 1: "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records Dong Zhuo's concubine. There is no surname recorded in the official history. Let's call her an anonymous person!
The Anonymous was originally Dong Zhuo’s concubine, and Dong Zhuo let his son, Lu Bu, be his personal bodyguard; therefore, Lu Bu had too much contact with the Anonymous after two visits. In the end, the two had an affair and were discovered by Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Lu Bu found Situ Wang Yun for help in a panic. As soon as Wang Yun stirred up trouble, Lu Bu cut Dong Zhuo in a rage.
Historical figure archetype 2: Lu Bu's wife, the original wife of Qin Yilu, , according to official history, Cao Cao won the city of Xuzhou after he eliminated Lu Bu. Guan Yu once asked Cao Cao to reward Qin Yilu’s wife as his wife; at first, Cao Cao was happy. Land agreed, but later when Cao Cao met Qin Yilu's wife Du, he regretted it again. Later, Du became Cao Cao's concubine, that is, Mrs. Du.
"Book of Shu"-"Three Kingdoms · Shu Shu · Guan Yu Biography" Cao Gong and Liu Beiwei Lu Bu Yu Xiapi, Guan Yu Qi Gong, the cloth envoy Qin Yilu asked for help, begged to marry his wife, and allowed him. Before breaking, he repeatedly enlightened the public. Suspecting that he has a different color, he greeted him first, but Yu was uneasy because he kept it.
So, who is this Diao Chan in the novel? Don't worry, there is also a woman in the official history who fits Diao Chan's prototype.
Historical figure archetype 3: She is Lv Bu's original wife Ren Shi. After being separated from Lu Bu in her hometown, Ren Shi met Situ Wang Yun after many twists and turns, and later became Wang Yun's handmaid. The record of
comes from "Three Kingdoms", which is the predecessor of "Three Kingdoms", so the credibility is not high.
Until now, Diao Chan, a historical figure, has been controversial. Lu Bu's wife, Dong Zhuo's concubine, Wang Yun's concubine, which of these three people is the real Diao Chan.
The author believes that Lü Bu's wife Qin Yilu’s identity is closest to the description of Diao Chan in the novel.
Because Diao Chan was a beauty of the Three Kingdoms period, she has the beauty of a closed moon and a shy flower, and a beauty of a wild goose, Only Lu Bu’s wife Qin Yilu’s wife, Du, meets this standard , which has caused Guan Yu and Cao Cao to both rush to want. Get this person.
However, the possibility of the other two historical figures cannot be ruled out. This has also become a difficult problem for historians. Although it seems to be a simple multiple-choice question, the three character prototypes do not have sufficient historical evidence.
Therefore, whether the character in Diao Chan's novel is a real character in history or a fictional character by Luo Guanzhong, we don't know, but it remains to be verified.
phaseBelieve that as historians dig deeper into historical materials, Diao Chan will eventually receive authoritative certification.
Literature reference: "Three Kingdoms", "Post-Han" "Three Kingdoms"
